Summary

A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY IS A WHIZ AT CHESS AND HAS WON MANY DIFFERENT AWARDS FOR IT

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 202847
Story Slug Chess - Prodigy
Location Sarasota, Florida
Format PKG*
Date 04/03/2001
Archive Time 17:48
TRT 1:47
Supers Sarasota, Florida Adam Miller, 6-Year-Old Chess Champ Dr Bill Henkin, Instructor Janet Miller, Adam's Mom Madelyn Pennino, Reporting
Video Description CHESS BOARD, ADAM SOT, CHESS PIECES, CHESS TROPHY, HENKIN SOT, MILLER SOT, CHESS PIECES, OLD GUY PLAYING CHESS, BOY SOT, MAN SOT, CHESS PIECES, JANET SOT
Description A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY IS A WHIZ AT CHESS AND HAS WON MANY DIFFERENT AWARDS FOR IT
Script LEAD: A SIX-YEAR-OLD SARASOTA BOY IS BARELY INTO SCHOOL AND CAN ALREADY BEST MANY ADULTS AT CHESS ADAM MILLER RECENTLY WON A STATE CHESS MATCH AND AS MADELYN PENNINO REPORTS THIS YOUNG PLAYER ALREADY KNOWS HIS NEXT MOVE (TAKE PKG) TIME IS TICKING BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE ADAM MILLER MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO GRAB A QUEEN OR KNOCK OFF A KNIGHT (insert sot) i like the thinking and the strategy and the winning ADAM IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD-BUT IS ALREADY MASTERING THE AGE-OLD GAME OF CHESS LAST WEEK HE WON THE FLORIDA STATE SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT IN HIS AGE GROUP (insert sot) you could tell instantaneously this is a boy with extraordinary potential HIS INSTRUCTOR AND HIS RIVAL DURING THIS PARTICULAR MATCH- DR BILL HENKIN HAS BEEN PLAYING CHESS FOR 73 YEARS-AND HASN'T SEEN SOMEONE WITH THIS MUCH TALENT FOR LONG TIME (insert sot) i do think this is a gift i feel blessed to have found so early BUT THIS WHIZ KID DIDN'T FIND CHESS BY CHANCE ADAM'S PARENTS WANTED HIM TO LEARN GAMES OF SKILL INSTEAD OF LUCK A MEMBER OF THE SARASOTA CHESS CLUB-EVERY FRIDAY ADAM PLAYS AGAINST MEN WHO ARE IN THEIR 70'S AND 80'S HE CONSIDERS THEM OPPONENTS BUT ONES THAT WILL TEACH HIM TO BECOME A BETTER THINKER (insert sot) he's learning what to do in typical positions and he's very quick AND THAT'S BECOME APPARENT IN HIS SCHOOL WORK ADAM IS HOME-SCHOOLED AND DURING THE LAST NINTH MONTHS SINCE ADAM'S BEEN PLAYING CHESS-HIS MOM SAYS HE'S HIS PROGRESS AS BEEN ENORMOUS (insert sot) he's done very well in school especially in reading because of wanting to read his chess books AND INDEPENDENT THINKER AND DECISION TO COME ADAM KNOWS WHAT HIS NEXT MOVE IS IN SARASOTA MADELYN PENNINO,SNN (ANCHOR TAG) ADAM AND DR HENKIN MEET EVERY MONDAY AND PLAY CHESS FOR ABOUT TWO HOURSHE LOVES THE GAME SO MUCH HE PLAYS WITH HIS FATHER EVERY NIGHT A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED IN KANSAS CITY NEXT MONTH ADAM MAY ALSO BE GOING TO THAT TOURNAMENT TO PLAY IN HIS AGE GROUP RECAP
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